“Singing is more than a melody; it is a message from the heart…” – Toni Anderson Toni Anderson has been singing since the age of five. She started out in the church where she spent her formative years honing her craft in Gospel and Jazz. Her musical thirst soon led her to explore the worlds of classical and jazz music, where she discovered Ella Fitzgerald, the focus of her musical inspiration. Her foray into musical theatre started early with “The Wiz”, the Motown rendition of the classic “The Wizard of Oz” (Circa 1986). After high school, she went on to polish her innate talents with tenure at the Music Theatre Performance Programme at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada. During this time, Toni further refined her craft by utilizing Italian Aria’s, a form of training employed in Classical performances. Her pursuits during her college years included dancing, (Tap, Modern Jazz, & Ballet) and acting (Shakespeare, Dramas, Scene Studies, Film and Television). Toni is a seasoned professional, jaunting into the recording industry fresh from her lead role in the Broadway hit, Disney’s “The Lion King”, at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. Additional theatrical performances include “Marat/Sade”, “Nunsense 2”, “Stepping Out”, and “The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God” at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. Toni has performed as a soloist at the Niagara and Windsor Casino in Ontario, Canada and Halifax Casino in Nova Scotia; the Toronto Jazz Festival; The Toronto Metro Convention Centre; Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto: Harbourfront Festival of Lights; Paramount Canada’s Wonderland and Canada Day’s Annual Birthday Bash. Her voice has graced many children’s programmes, jingles and commercials. In her acting stints she shone in her lead role in the television production, “A Christmas Miracle” and in her guest appearance on Showtime’s hit tv series “Soul Food”. “You and I”, Toni’s collaboration with the legendary Luciano, was number one on the popular radio station, CHRY 105.5 FM in Toronto. She is also enjoying considerable airplay on other major radio stations in Canada. Toni has just completed her infectious debut album, “You are the One” which is being produced by Andrew ‘Metro’ Stephens of Unison Entertainment and Byron Bobby Treasure of Treasure Chest Productions. The title track is a beautiful Reggae ballad, a blending of distinctive percussion tracks and spine-tingling acoustics, which exemplifies the rich tapestry of Toni’s sound. For bookings Canada, Toronto Byron Bobby Treasure Treasure Chest Productions 2704 Jerring Mews Mississauga, Ontario L5L 2M8 (416) 826 1374 bobbytreasure@yahoo.com Jamaica, West Indies Byron Bobby Treasure Treasure Chest Productions 8 East Riverside Dr. Kingston 19 Havendale, Jamaica (876) 420 3771